Fountain brush



Aug 3 1926.

F. F. LEG ER FOUNTAIN BRUSH Filed July 16 Patented Aug. 3, 1926.

UNITED STATES FRANK F. LEGER, OF BANGOR, MAINE.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

Application filed July 16, 1925. Serial No. 44,074.

My invention relates to improvements in brushes provided with a headhaving a reservoir to contain liquid, and equipped with valve means forpermitting discharge of the liquid as required, into a pad, a mass ofbristles or any other desired applicator secured to the lower side ofthe head.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an exceptionallysimple and inexpensive, yet an efiicient and desirable brush or .thecharacter set'forth, and with this object in view, the invention residesin the novel subject matter hereinafter described andclaimed,--thedescription being supplemented by the accompanying drawing;

Figure 1 a vertical longitudinal sectional view-through one form ofbrush consti a ted in accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is ahorizontal sectional view, on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figure dis a vertical transverse sectional view as indicated by line 3-3of Fig. 1. Figure at is a. perspective view of the perforated plateshown in section in Fig. 1. Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view partlyin elevation, showing a diii'erent form of construction. I Theior'm' ofthe invention disclosed in Figs; 1 to 4 will first be described. Thenumeral 1 designates an elongated body prefer ably formed of wood ormetal, said body being provided with an elongated recess 2 which extendssubstantially throughout the length'of said body and opens through theupper side thereof. The bottom of the recess 2 is formed with an opening3 leading to the bottom of the head 1, and a sheet metal plate 5is-securedto said bottom of the recess 2, by brads or the like 6, saidplate-having a relatively small opening 5 which communicates with theopening 3. Secured to the bottom of the head or-body 1, and extendingacross the opening 3, is a plate 7 having perforations 8 whichcommunicate with the opening 3 and suitably secured to said bot tom ofthe head or body 1, for instance by nails 9, is a pad 10 but any otherdesired form of applicator may be used. The plate 7 and opening 3 forman auxiliary reservoir adapted to receive a small quantity of liquidfrom the main reservoir formed by the recess 2 and the liquid from saidauxiliary reservoir will run slowly through the perforations 8 tosaturate a portion of the applicator 10. To restrict this saturationhowever, t o e en p tion only f the app1icater, the inner end of theplate 8 is provided with a downwardly bent, preferablv curved flange 11which extends into the aforesaid applicator and forms a barrier toconfine the liquid to the desired portion or said applicator. l/Vhen theapplicator is in the form of a pad, this flange also tends to assist inpreventing longitudinal creeping or the pad upon the body or head 1.

A yieldablewasher 12 contacts normally with the upper side of the plate5 and is secured against the lower side ofa horizontal, spring metalstrip1'3, near on'e'endjoi said strip, while the" otherend of this stripis suitably secured to the" bottom of tlfe recessj2l Preferably, a nailor screw 1% passes through the' last named end of the strip into'thelower portion of th'e'hea'd' or body 1 and a spacing washer 15 isinterposed between the strip and the recess bottom, as shown. Insecuring the washer 12 to the strip 13, I prefer to employ a screw orthelike 16 passing downwardly through these parts and having its lowerend 17 loosely receivedin' the openin'gb, so that it forms a guide whichinsures proper seating of the washer upon the plate 5', to normally'sealthe-aforesaid opening 5.

The endof the strip 13, adjacent the washer 12, is provided with a pairof integral, horizontally spaced, upwardly and inwardly bent fingers 18.A verticalstem 19 has its lower end'received between the fingers 18and'provided with a head 20 confined between said fingers and the underlyingportion of'the strip 13. The upper end'of the stem 19 passes through anopening 21 in a suitable cover 22 which is secured by screws or the like23 to the upper side of the head or body 1. Preferably, a leather washer2 1-. or a washer of some other yieldable material, is secured to thelower side of the cover and snuglysurroundsthe stem 19 to preventleakage, and I provide a coiled compression spring 25 around said stem,the upper end of the spring contacting with the washer, while its lowerend engages the fingers 18. The spring tends to compress the yieldablewasher 24 and thus causes inward crowding of its inner edge into tightcontact with the stem 19 and it will also be seen that this springco-operates with the tension of the strip 13 in holding the washer 12tightly seated against the plate 5.

In the constructlon illustrated, the upper end of the s em 19 isprovided with a head 26 engaged by a bifurcated, fingerperated lever 27,which is mounted upon the cover 22.

The reservoir or recess 2 may be filled with liquid of any desiredcharacter, through a filling neck 28 having a removablec ap 29, and bypressing upon the lever 27, the valve washer 12 will be unseated, thusallowing some of the liquid to flow into the aux liary reservoir 3.Then, the lever 27 is released and the feed from the main reservoir iscut oil, allowing the small quantity of liquid in the auxiliaryreservoir to slowly gravitate through the perforations 8 into theapplicator 1, saturation ofthis applicator being restricted to thedesired portion by the flange or barrier 11. Thus, one end of theapplicator may be used to apply the liquid, for instance, shoe polish,and the other end thereof may be employed to efi ect a polishingoperation.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 5, a smaller head 1" is shownhaving a handle 1, said head being formed with a main reservoir orrecess 2 and with an opening 3" from the bottom of said reservoir to thelower side or" the head. A perforated plate 7 is secured to the lowerside of the head 1 and extends across the opening 3, and another plate 5is secured to the bottom of the recess 2 across the opening 3", saidplate 5 having a central opening controlled by a valve 12 which iscarried by a spring-pressed stem 19, the upper end or the spring 25being in contact with a packing washer 24.." similar to the washer 4:.The upper end of stem 19 passes through the cover 22" of the head l andis associated with a finger-operated lever 27". Secured to the lowerside of the head 1" is an appropriate applicator 10. For supplyingliquid to the recess 2", a port 28 has been shown closed normally by aplug 29.

Either form of the invention is simple and inexpensive, may be readilyoperated, andwill be highly etlicient and desirable. As excellentresults are obtainable from the details disclosed, such details arepreferably followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed,modifications may be made.

Preferably, the end of the body 1 opposite the valved liquid dischargemeans, is

pl ed for polishing the surface.

i claim 1. A tountain brush co1npr1s1ng a head having a liquid reservoirand valved outlet passage from said reservoir through the we r side ofthe head; anapplicator cared by the lower side of said head-to reiveliquid from the reservoir, and a barer carried by said lower side of thehead ssage and projecting into the applicator 'estrict the liquid to theportion of the applicator adjacent said outlet passage.

:2. A fountain brush comprising a head having a liquid reservoir andvalved outlet passage from said reservoir through the lower side of thehead; an applicator carried by the lower side of said head toreceiveliquid from the reservoir, and a periterated plate secured to the lowerside of said head across said outlet passage, said plate having adownwardly projecting flange extending into the applicator to restrictspreading of the liquid in said applicator.

3. A fountain brush comprising a head provided at its lower side with anapplicator, said head having a liquid reservoir, an outlet opening fromthis reservoir, and another opening from the reservoir to the upper sideof the head, a valve normally closing the aforesaid opening, anactuating stem for said valve passing through the second named opening,a packing washer surrounding said stem and secured against the top ofthe reservoir, and a coiled compression spring surrounding the stern andexerting downward force thereon, the upsaaced relation with the liquidoutlet )er end of said snrin contactin with the V lower side of saidpacking washer to exert a compression action on the latter, therebycrowding its inner edge inwardly into tight contact with the stem.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

FRANK F, LEGER,

